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Payout for Hairston contracts is ludicrous
Please explain why Baltimore County school "leaders" agreed to pay $150,000 to the two school employees who were given contracts by former Superintendent Joe Hairston if the contract was illegal? (School system agrees to settlement with two employees,"... -
Foose takes over as Howard superintendent
Renee Foose's call to education came around the 10th grade, when she says she "fell in love" with biology class. From there, she began a circuitous route to her career, and sometimes she was literally behind the wheel. Among the jobs Foose took to pay...
Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Renee Foose, Montgomery County (Maryland), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Teachers
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State approves last round of school construction projects
State officials approved more than $161 million in school construction funding Wednesday that will allow school systems in the Baltimore area to undertake renovation projects, tackling problems that include sweltering and overcrowded classrooms and...Tags: Baltimore County, Harford County, House Building, Anne Arundel County, Howard County
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Randallstown High unveils stock exchange classroom
Graduating Randallstown High School senior Brian McNair was wary of the Facebook IPO hype. Though he saw his fellow students buying into it, he had a gut feeling the risk was too high.
McNair, 17, steered clear of the social media giant's stock and...Tags: Financial Markets, Media Industry, John Ward, Education, Finance
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Last day of school for students and superintendents
Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston looked out this week at 700 elementary students spread out on their school's lawn to celebrate the groundbreaking for a long-awaited new wing. The ceremony was like dozens before it, but for Hairston the...
Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Renee Foose, Students, Lymphoma, Chemotherapy
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Principals feel new financial disclosure forms are too intrusive
Baltimore County principals are protesting a new financial disclosure form that is the most detailed of any required in the region, setting up a debate over how much personal information some school officials should have to divulge to the public....Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Elections, Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations
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City schools pay $14 million overtime in four years
The cash-strapped Baltimore school system has paid more than $14 million in overtime over the past four years, mostly to its understaffed police force and hundreds of temporary employees who have filled gaps created by CEO Andrés Alonso's plan to shrink...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Annapolis, Health and Safety at School, Martin O'Malley, Corporate Officers
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Franchot puts heat on Baltimore County schools
State Comptroller Peter Franchot plans to post an online petition on his agency's web site Thursday to help Baltimore County parents put pressure on the county school administration to take action to put air-conditioning into schools that now offer no...Tags: Politics, Peter Franchot, Annapolis, Government, Executive Branch
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Lack of air-conditioning in Baltimore County schools criticized
State Comptroller Peter Franchot criticized Baltimore County leaders Wednesday for failing to use $7 million in school construction funds to air-condition schools.
Franchot, who welcomed a group of Middleborough Elementary children and their parents to...Tags: Elementary Schools, Kevin Kamenetz, Randallstown, Annapolis, Schools
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Baltimore County legislators, parents to ask Dance to put more teachers in high schools
Baltimore County parents and legislators will ask incoming schools Superintendent Dallas Dance to consider putting more teachers in high schools, where class sizes have swelled since positions were eliminated a year ago.
Maryland Sen. James Brochin, a...Tags: Career and Workplace, Conservation, Teachers, Pikesville, High Schools
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Suspensions high in Baltimore County
Baltimore County reported the highest suspension rate of any Maryland district apart from the Eastern Shore in the last school year, despite its efforts to focus on discipline that doesn't require students to miss classroom time.
About 10,000 students...Tags: Dorchester County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Autism, Human Interest, Columbine High School
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Hairston talks about Baltimore County schools' successes
Baltimore County schools Superintendent Joe A. Hairston formally announced Friday that he will leave his post this June, saying he has a record of success. Speaking at a news conference, Hairston pointed to improved academic achievement of African-...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Human Body, Knees, Minority Groups, Examinations
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